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Read These 5 Posts to Manage Emotional Trading

Our emotions get the best of us no matter how hard we try. Even if you’re a seasoned trader, I bet a few dollars that you’ve made decisions you later regret, only to realize it was over fear or some other sort of emotion.

Emotional trading will never go away, but you can learn how to prevent it as much as possible by putting plans and other tactics in place.

Read on to find out five posts we have here at Investing Shortcuts to help you with emotional trading.

Investing Mindset – Opportunistic Optimism

No matter when you invest, there are always opportunities to make money in trading, even if the markets look bad. Even the best of the best sometimes hesitate to make moves because of the news they hear about the market or speculations about what might happen in the not so distant future. This blog post goes to prove that you need to invest today, even if the markets appear too volatile for your liking. There are some pretty compelling reasons, so make sure to read them.

Using the Pendulum of Emotions to Trade Objectively

You know what a pendulum is, right? This object is practically known for swinging back and forth, sometimes quite wildly. Read this blog post to learn why the pendulum is like how humans react to other people’s behavior, aka herding, and how you can use that to your advantage.

What Traders Can Learn About the Mental Game – An Interview With Jared Tendler

Ok, it isn’t technically a blog post, but this episode of Chat With Traders is worth a listen to. Jared Tendler is a mental coach for traders as well as high ranking professional athletes. As a former poker player, he’s learned a thing or two about removing and replacing irrelevant emotions to maximize chances of success. He talks about how to recognize your emotions and patterns that sabotage your success. You can listen on the go by downloading it on your phone or tablet. There so much pack in 60 minutes you’ll want to be taking notes.

Jeremy Blossom has been building ideas to grow businesses for more than 15 years. For over a decade Jeremy was active in the financial industry and his understanding of the financial sector is vast and deep. Under his leadership, he delivers result-focused strategies and executions that are designed to do one thing: make clients more profitable.

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